Top-notch musical experience with National Arts Centre of Canada

The following is a short excerpt from the E-Bass Line Newsletter from theInternational Society of Bassists. Receiving this newsletter each month is one of the many benefits for ISB members, including special rates on instrument insurance, the excellent journal Bass World, the paper edition of the Bass Line, and much more! Check out the International Society of Bassists website for more information on joining if you’re not a member–I’ve been a member since I was a teenager, and I highly recommend it for bassist of all ages.

Also, doublebassblog.org will be doing live coverage of this summer’s ISB convention at Penn State (June 8-13, 2009). That’s only a few months away, and it will be a real blast, so be sure tojoin up with the ISBand check out this fabulous event!

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Canada’s National Arts Centre is now accepting applications for the 2009 NAC Young Artists Programme in Ottawa, June 9 – July 1, 2009 (Junior Strings June 14 – July 1). The Programme identifies and fosters young, exceptional musical talent through intensive instruction led by Artistic Director Pinchas Zukerman and an internationally-renowned faculty. Outstanding private instruction and chamber music coaching. All students will perform in public chamber music concerts and may perform in public masterclasses, as well as closed works-in-progress and recitals. Click here for further details and an online application. The application deadline is February 16, 2009. Full and partial support is available.

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More information available to ISB members–sign up online today, and be sure to check out the newISB online storefor all sorts of cool recordings, DVDs, and sheet music.

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Jason Heath is the host of Contrabass Conversations, a podcast devoted to exploring music and ideas associated with the double bass. His blog and podcast are highly regarded in the music world and have been featured as top offerings in the world of arts and culture for the past decade.

An active double bass performer and teacher, Jason is a member of the Board of Directors for the International Society of Bassists. Jason previously served on the faculty for DePaul University, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and Trinity International University. Jason’s former students hold positions in the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Grant Park Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, and Philharmonie Südwestfalen.